diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
index eabd0e0a9f56..332dd1c8db35 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -1056,6 +1056,8 @@ struct mwifiex_adapter {
 	void *devdump_data;
 	int devdump_len;
 	struct timer_list devdump_timer;
+
+	bool ignore_btcoex_events;
 };
 
 void mwifiex_process_tx_queue(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
index c3f5583ea70d..d5fb29400bad 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/pcie.c
@@ -3152,6 +3152,9 @@ static int mwifiex_init_pcie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_alloc_buffers;
 
+	if (pdev->device == PCIE_DEVICE_ID_MARVELL_88W8897)
+		adapter->ignore_btcoex_events = true;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_alloc_buffers:
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
index 68c63268e2e6..80e5d44bad9d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/sta_event.c
@@ -1058,6 +1058,9 @@ int mwifiex_process_sta_event(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
 		break;
 	case EVENT_BT_COEX_WLAN_PARA_CHANGE:
 		dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "EVENT: BT coex wlan param update\n");
+		if (adapter->ignore_btcoex_events)
+			break;
+
 		mwifiex_bt_coex_wlan_param_update_event(priv,
 							adapter->event_skb);
 		break;